Americans Misjudge First Amendment Limits

A March 2026 Pew‑Knight survey quiz shows widespread confusion about what the First Amendment forbids: many people mix up constitutional limits on government with the rights of private companies to moderate speech. That gap matters because it shapes public support for regulation, court challenges, and political rhetoric about 'censorship' on social platforms. — If large shares of the public misunderstand who the Constitution constrains, policy debates over platform regulation and misinformation will be fought on misconceptions rather than legal reality.